Aug. 17, 2012 Friday: 19th Week in Ordinary Time
On Marriage by Blessed John Paul II
Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.
To maintain a joyful family
To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.
The great danger for family life
The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.
Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.
To maintain a joyful family
To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.
The great danger for family life
The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.
